Samsung is expected to announce successors the metal-clad Galaxy A series of devices – Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 smartphones. All three devices has been subjected to benchmark living, leaked hands-on images and certification agencies but while there is no official word yet their potential launch date is sooner rather than later.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) has the model number – SM-A710 when last spotted on GFXBench benchmark listing and has no passed both TENAA and FCC certification. The device has a minor change in design compared to its predecessor and is much more thinner at 6.95mm.
On the FCC, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) has GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE connectivity; it also confirms a 3300mah battery which is higher than the 2600mAh on the predecessor. All the above confirms the existence of the device and the below shows what to expect.
Expected Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Specifications
- • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED
• Octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz (possibly the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 or Exynos 7580)
• 3GB RAM
• 16GB built-in storage + microSD card up to 128GB
• 13MP main camera + 5MP front camera
• 4G LTE, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
• 151.5 × 73.95 × 6.95 mm
• 155 grams in size
• 3300mAh battery
• Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS with TouchWiZ UI (should be upgradable to Android Marshmallow)
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) is essentially an A5 (2016) stretched to 5.5″ screen size. This sort of size has turned into somewhat of a sweetspot for a phablet – any bigger and the phone becomes unwieldy, any smaller and you lose the benefit of the big screen .
! Available with a hybrid dual-SIM/microSD slot, Metal frame sandwiched between 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4, 5.5″ Super AMOLED of 1,080 x 1,920px resolution, ~401ppi , Octa-core Cortex-A53 processor, 3GB of RAM, Adreno 405 GPU; Snapdragon 615 chipset (also available with an Exynos 7580 chipset) , Android 5.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz, theme support , 13MP camera with f/1.9 aperture and OIS; 1080p video recording; 5MP front-facing camera, 1080p video , 16GB of built-in storage; 11GB user available; microSD slot (same as SIM2 slot) , LTE Cat. 4 150Mbps, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.1, ANT+, NFC, FM Radio , And 3300mAh battery !
The relationship between the old and new Galaxy A5 and A7 is strange. The original A5 left to be desired and the new one is a great upgrade… except it’s priced too high. The A7 was pretty solid and so the new A7 (2016) isn’t a huge improvement, but it’s pricing is on point.
And the new features, while few in number, do a great job of transforming the phablet into a true premium mid-ranger. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) brings a first-rate fingerprint reader and Samsung Pay support.